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A little more good news on Ebola, at least in the US: NBC journalist Ashoka Mukpo is free of the disease and will be released from a hospital in Omaha, reports AP. The Rhode Island native contracted the disease in Liberia while working as a freelance camera operator for the network and other media outlets. The 33-year-old returned to the US earlier this month for treatment. None of his colleagues showed symptoms, but one got into hot water for disregarding self-imposed isolation to grab takeout.

"Recovering from Ebola is a truly humbling feeling," Mukpo is quoted as saying at NBC News. "Too many are not as fortunate and lucky as I've been. I'm very happy to be alive." The development follows news in Dallas that about 50 people who had contact with patient Thomas Duncan were in the clear. Elsewhere in the world, however, the disease has killed more than 4,500 and infected more than 9,000 others. Vaccine trials could start soon.

Obama brings in 1,900 MORE people from another Ebola nation Virus outbreak independent of crisis in West Africa Since an outbreak of Ebola hit the Democratic Republic of the Congo in July, the Obama administration has brought into the U.S. at least 1,900 refugees from the disease-stricken nation, WND has learned. The strain of Ebola found in the Congo is slightly different from the virus that has been ravaging West Africa. Researchers have conclude the Congolese outbreak is not connected to the epidemic in West Africa. The U.S. refugee program this year is on pace to resettle 70,000 citizens, including a limit for the fiscal year of 2014 of 14,000 from Africa, with the State Department giving priority to Congolese refugees. Since July, at least 1,900 Congolese refugees have been resettled within the U.S., according to statistics provided by the State Department. A report from the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration shows 944 refugees were admitted from the Congo in July; 628 in August and 338 in September, for a total of 1,910 Congolese refugees. The Congo has had its own outbreak of Ebola that started in late-July reportedly after a hunter brought home an infected bush animal carcass. Since then, 49 people have died in the Congo. The CDC website documents the purpose of the blood test is usually to determine the existence of Anemia, a common finding in refugees. Those refugees found to be anaemic will be provided with treatment. Diagnosing Ebola in an person who has been infected for only a few days is usually difficult, with some remaining asymptomatic for as long as 45 days. Specific laboratory tests for Ebola-like antibodies can sometimes detect the disease after a few days of symptoms. boarding a Brussels Airlines flight to Brussels and then a transfer flight to Washington and ultimately to Dallas/Fort Worth. Congolese refugees are not the only Africans arriving to the U.S. from Ebola-plagues nations. Last week, the Daily Signal reported the U.S. was still providing visas from the three West African countries at the heart of the outbreak.

kawahchan

Oct 22, 2014 3:19 PM CDT

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Asok Asus II

Oct 21, 2014 10:50 PM CDT

WHO says: "People remain infectious as long as their blood and body fluids, including semen and breast milk, contain the virus. Men who have recovered from the disease can still transmit the virus through their semen for up to 7 weeks after recovery from illness." http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/ |